As much as we love Din Tai Fung and their delicious Taiwanese sesame noodles, constantly eating out hurts our wallets, especially with their price tags and the temptation to order their other heavenly dishes. That’s why Tuffy’s Table is bringing you a quick and easy recipe to make the noodles at home without breaking your bank.
Din Tai Fung is a Chinese restaurant with its roots in Taiwan, famous for its Xiao Long Bao, steamed pork soup dumplings. They have locations all around the world, but the closest one to Cal State Fullerton is their Costa Mesa location.
While some recipes will use chicken stock for the sauce, this recipe uses the same water that you use to cook your fresh noodles in. If you’re able to find fresh wheat noodles that don’t contain egg, this dish can be vegan friendly. If you’ve got extra time on your hands, you can also make your own noodles.
This dish has a distinctive nutty flavor with some zing from the Chinese black vinegar that is used in the sauce, and a kick from the chili oil.
These Taiwanese sesame noodles can be eaten alongside other dishes, such as store bought dumplings, or can be eaten on their own. It’s completely up to your taste.
This simple recipe takes less than 20 minutes to make and doesn’t require many ingredients. Since the ingredients are uncommon, they will likely be found at most Asian grocery stores.
If you’re unable to find Chinese/Taiwanese sesame paste, also known as Zhi Ma Jiang, you can substitute it with peanut butter, or peanut butter mixed with tahini at a 1-to-1 ratio.
This recipe yields two small servings, but you won’t want to share.
Equipment:
One small bowl
Tablespoon
Teaspoon
Whisk
Measuring cup
Small pot
Ingredients:
1 bundle or 400 grams of fresh wheat noodles
1 ½ tablespoons dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon regular soy sauce
½ teaspoon Chinese black vinegar (or rice vinegar)
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon Lao Gan Ma chili oil (optional)
⅓ cup of hot water (from cooking noodles)
Salt
Garnish:
Chives, finely chopped
Crushed peanuts (optional)
Instructions:
1. Prepare the sauce for the noodles. Combine dark soy sauce, regular soy sauce, Chinese black vinegar, sesame oil, sugar and chili oil. Set aside for later.
2. Cook noodles according to package directions. Make sure to stir often to prevent noodles from sticking to your pot.
3. Remove noodles from water, reserve at least ⅓ cup of the starchy cooking water.
4. To prevent drained noodles from sticking to each other, mix in a little bit of oil.
5. Slowly stream water into sauce mixture until desired consistency is achieved.
6. Taste for seasoning adjustments. You can either add a little more regular soy sauce or some salt to taste.
7. Pour sauce over noodles and garnish with finely chopped chives.
This Taiwanese sesame noodle recipe is cost efficient for any student who is looking to save some money and still enjoy this delicious meal. (Korin Chao / Daily Titan)
This recipe is flexible as you can adjust all the sauce ingredients to your liking.
If you want a thicker sauce, you can use less water, or more sesame paste for a nuttier flavor. If you want a saltier taste, you can adjust the amount of dark or regular soy sauce used. Keep in mind that dark soy sauce is saltier and richer in flavor. If you want an extra spicy flavor, you can add more chili oil, or if you can’t handle spice, forget the chili oil altogether.
It’s all up to you and your taste buds. Don’t hesitate to switch it up and make this dish your own.
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